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Real good book. Unexpected turns and always love. Good Read!
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A woman has everything, a nice home, good husband, great children, and then her husband disappears. No one can find him and she is frantic, as time goes on she has to deal with many obstacles on her own, and many things happen along the way. A good Barbara Delinsky read.
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Delinsky is an expert at portraying strong women characters. She knows the human heart and its immense capacity to love and to believe.
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Excellent story! Delinsky has once again proven herself a great storyteller in this tale of family, friends, and mystery. I hated for it to end!
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Laura and Jeff Frye have a happy twenty-year marriage and two terrific kids. With a successful catering business as well, Laura has everything she could ask for. Then Jeff mysteriously disappears, and Laura's picture perfect life is shattered. Laura maintains that the Jeff she knew would never leave voluntarily. But what about the Jeff she didn't know? As her husband's many secrets come to light, Laura left with a surprising picture of the man she married. Shaken to the core, Laura looks for ways to hold her family together and rebuild her life. What she finds is a strength she never knew she had -- and a love she thought she had lost forever. With an utterly compelling plot and writing that unerringly goes straight to the essential matters of the heart, this unforgettable story delivers everything that readers have come to love in Barbara Delinsky's novels.
This is a must-read for fans of Barbara Delinsky.
This is a must-read for fans of Barbara Delinsky.
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This is a really good book! The suspense is there but none of that bloody, goary stuff is included. It makes you use your imagination and the twist comes at the end!
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This was a real good book. I couldn't put it down.
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You never know how strong you are until presented with the impossible- a tale of a woman who finds out that what was wasn't.
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When her husband mysteriously disappears, Laura Frye has to hold her home, business, and daughter together. His return, and subsequent revelations, change their lives forever.
Her husband abandons the family he feels overpowered by, and Laura has to come to terms with the controlling aspects of her character, and to the realization that she married the wrong man. Very intense, not for a relaxing afternoon read.
This was one of the best books I've read in a long time. Great book, hard to put down and some really good twists along the way!
Another great story from Barbara Delinsky - she captures the reader with such real-life characters
This is a great story.
Swept up, held entralled till the last page. Unpredictible ending.
Lovely storyline. What would you do given the circumstances?
Lovely storyline. What would you do given the circumstances?
Good read, heartwrenching and suspenseful.
laura Frye has everything a woman could ask for. She and her husband, Jeff, a CPA, have been happily married for twenty years. Her two teenage kids are terrific. And her catering business is a success. But then Jeff mysteriously disappears, and that picture-perfect life is shattered.
Laura insists that the Jeff she knows would never leave on his own. But as the days go by, she learns there was much more to her husband than she had ever suspected. As Jeff's many secrets come to light, laura painfully learns the truth about the man she thought she knew.
Shaken to the core, she must look for ways to hold her family together and rebuild her life. What she finds is a strength she never knew she had--and a love she thought she had lost forever...
Laura insists that the Jeff she knows would never leave on his own. But as the days go by, she learns there was much more to her husband than she had ever suspected. As Jeff's many secrets come to light, laura painfully learns the truth about the man she thought she knew.
Shaken to the core, she must look for ways to hold her family together and rebuild her life. What she finds is a strength she never knew she had--and a love she thought she had lost forever...
Very enjoyable read, this way my first experience with this author. I have since purchased additiona books from her.
Laura has the perfect marriage, the perfect child, the perfect career, and then her husband disappears. Her life, she realizes, was all a sham. This is the story how she finds her way through betrayal to love and a new life
The bottom right corner has been "snipped", but otherwise in GREAT condition.
Loved the premise of this book... had me guessing the whole time and very surprising ending! Could not put it down!
Laura Frye has everything until her husband Jell mysteriously disappears.
Interesting plot romance
The perfect life...Until woman's husband disappears! She believes something terrible has happened, but after time she learns of her husbands secret life.
I could not put this book down. It's about the picture perfect family that suddenly isn't. The husband disappears and legal issues abound. It's about friends and old loves. It was awesome.
LOVED this book! I enjoy this author. This book made me cry near the end. Very well written!
BArbara Delinsky fans will not be disapointed and anyone who has not read her books will be thrilled!
My book has a different cover than the one shown on PBS.
If you have yet to read a Barbara Delinsky novel, you don't know what you are missing! Her books are all intrigueing. She knows how to intermingle several stories about complex relationships and she knows how to keep her reader with her right to the end. I really feel I am right there when I read any of her books. She's just great at writing about strong women characters. "Laura Frye has everything a woman could ask for. She and her husband Jeff, a CPA, have been happily married for twenty years. Her two teenage kids are teriffic. And her catering business is a success. But then Jeff mysteriously disappears, and the picture perfect life is shattered. Laura insists that the Jeff she knows
would never leave on his own. But as the days go by, she learns there was much more to her husband than she had ever suspected. Laura painfully learns the truth about the man she thought she knew. Shaken to the core, she must look for ways to hold her family together and rebuild her life. What she finds is a strength she never knew she had---and a love she thought she had lost forever..."
would never leave on his own. But as the days go by, she learns there was much more to her husband than she had ever suspected. Laura painfully learns the truth about the man she thought she knew. Shaken to the core, she must look for ways to hold her family together and rebuild her life. What she finds is a strength she never knew she had---and a love she thought she had lost forever..."
was a good book you wanted to read it and not put down
relationships are so interesting.
Laura Frye has everything a woman could ask for. She and husband, Jeff, a CPA, have been hapily married for twenty years. Her two teenage kids are terrific. And her catering business is a sucess. But then Jeff mysteriously disappears, and that picture perfect life is shattered. Laura insists that the Jeff she knows would never leave on his own. But as the days go by, she learns there was much more to her husband that she had ever suspected. As Jeff's many secrets come to light, Laura painfully learns the truth about the man she though she knew. Shaken to the core, she must look for ways to hold her family together and rebuidl her life. What she finds is a strength she never knew she has-and a love she thought she had lost forever/
Barbara Delinsky does it again!
A good thriller! You could feel the pain & struggles of Laura
With a twenty-year marriage, two terrific kids, and a successful career, Laura Frye has everything she could ask for...until her husband Jeff mysteriously disappears.
Beside herself with worry, Laura maintains that the Jeff she knew would never leave voluntarily. But what about the Jeff she didn't know? As her husband's many secrets come to light, Laura is left with a shocking picture of the man she married...and a world that is falling apart.
Shaken to the very core, Laura looks for ways to hold her family together and rebuild her life. What she finds is a strength the never knew she had, and a love she thought she had lost forever.
Beside herself with worry, Laura maintains that the Jeff she knew would never leave voluntarily. But what about the Jeff she didn't know? As her husband's many secrets come to light, Laura is left with a shocking picture of the man she married...and a world that is falling apart.
Shaken to the very core, Laura looks for ways to hold her family together and rebuild her life. What she finds is a strength the never knew she had, and a love she thought she had lost forever.
Back Cover:
They were the perfect family.
With a twenty year marriage, two terrific kids, and a successful career, Laura Frye has everything she could ask for..until her husband Jeff mysteriously disappears.
Beside herself with worry, Laura maintains that the Jeff she knew would never leave voluntarily. But what about the Jeff she didn't know? As her husbands many secrets come to light, Laura is left with a shocking picture of the man she married..and a world that is falling apart.
Shaken to the very core, Laura looks for ways to hold her family together and rebuild her life. What she finds is a strength she never knew she had, and a love she thought she had lost forever.
They were the perfect family.
With a twenty year marriage, two terrific kids, and a successful career, Laura Frye has everything she could ask for..until her husband Jeff mysteriously disappears.
Beside herself with worry, Laura maintains that the Jeff she knew would never leave voluntarily. But what about the Jeff she didn't know? As her husbands many secrets come to light, Laura is left with a shocking picture of the man she married..and a world that is falling apart.
Shaken to the very core, Laura looks for ways to hold her family together and rebuild her life. What she finds is a strength she never knew she had, and a love she thought she had lost forever.
